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Mapping Christian Right ABORTION RECOVERY AND CARE DR HANS CHRISTIAN RAABE Briey a member of ACMD until ejected NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE HELPLINE due to views on homosexuality ABORTION ACT 1967 Promotes ‘Post Abortion Syndrome’ Opposed legalisation of abortion in RESEARCH AND THERAPY OF FORSAKEN ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MISUSE HOMOSEXUALITY (NARTH) Group promoted by Nadine Dorries as England, Scotland & Wales - Act does ‘neither pro-choice or pro-life’. OF DRUGS not cover Northern Ireland. GEORGE REKERS NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION PROF DAVID PATON Home Oce advisory group Resigned from NARTH in 2010 due COMMITTEE OF THE UNBORN CHILD (SPUC) Professor of Industrial Economics at DAVID BURROWES LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1998 to homosexual relationship Oldest/Largest US anti-abortion Nottingham University & SPUC member Conservative MP Eneld Southgate Sponsored or supported introduction organisation ANDREW SELOUS of Section 28 (Clause 2A LGA 1996) FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL MARANATHA COMMUNITY LYNN MURRAY banning ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. Member Edinburgh branch of SPUC Conservative MP South West Beds ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY JULIAN BRAZIER HUMAN FERTILISATION AND Conservative MP Canterbury PRO-LIFE GROUP JAMES DOBSON LONDON INSTITUTE FOR EMBRYOLOGY ACT 1990 Block abortion on grounds of disability CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY ROBERT BUCKLAND Conservative MP Swindon South CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN after 28 weeks gerstation (unsuccessful) FELLOWSHIP PAUL MAYNARD ADOPTION AND CHILDREN FOCUS ON THE FAMILY EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE DAVID HORROCKS Conservative MP Blackpool N & Cleveleys Head of Public Aairs at Evangelical ACT (2002) Alliance LAURENCE ROBERTSON CORNERSTONE GROUP Ban adoption by same-sex couples Conservative MP Tewkesbury Group of Right-wing Conservative MPs (unsuccessful) BIOCENTRE ( AKA CENTRE FOR DR ANDREW FERGUSSON BIOETHICS & PUBLIC POLICY) Biocentre Headof Policy & CMF member NADINE DORRIES Independent MP (Tory Whip suspended) CARE PARLIAMENTARY PROHIBTION OF ABORTION Mid Bedfordshire INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME BILL (2005) CROWN FINANCIAL MINISTRIES PROLIFE ALLIANCE PROF NIGEL CAMERON COALITION FOR MARRIAGE MPs who have taken interns from CARE Ban abortion execept where mother’s CLAIRE PERRY & voted to reduce abortion time limit: life at risk or conception due to rape Biocentre Chairman, Theologian Opposes legalisation of same-sex Conservative MP Devises marriages David Burrowes, Alistair Burt, Stephen (unsuccessful) Crabb, David Drew, Stephen O’Brien, FIONA BRUCE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE DAVID HART Conservative MP Congleton James Paice, Andrew Reed, Andrew Director of Christian Institute Selous, Caroline Spelman, Gary Streeter, BILL (2006) Desmond Swayne & Steve Webb Mandatory pre-abortion counselling and xed seven day ‘cooling-o’ NATIONAL CENTER FOR FREEDOM CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CONSERVATIVE HOME period. AND RENEWAL FELLOWSHIP (CMF) BARONESS O’CATHAIN HUMAN FERTILISATION AND formerly INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN Conservative Peer MEDIA EMBRYOLOGY ACT (2008) WELLERS LAW GROUP BARONESS MASHAM OF ILTON INDEPENDENT ‘PARLIAMENTARY Reduce upper time limit to 12, 18 or 20 Charity Law advisors to Crossbench Peer INQUIRY’ INTO ONLINE CHILD weeks gestation (unsuccessful) CC-FON and CLC. ‘Right ot Know’ PROTECTION website registered to their oces. BARONESS KNIGHT OF HUMAN FERTILISATION AND USA CHRISTIAN CONCERN COLLINGTREE AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION ALIVE AND KICKING CAMPAIGN EMBRYOLOGY ACT (2008) Conservative Peer ‘PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY’ INTO (CC-FON) Anti-abortion Campaign (2005-2009) Mandatory pre-abortion counselling advocating wedge strategy and LORD McCOLL OF DULWICH ABORTION ON GROUNDS OF and ‘cooling-o’ period (unsuccessful) incremental change to abortion law Conservative Peer DISABILITY CHRISTIAN LEGAL CENTRE (CLC) PROF. JOHN WYATT Sham parliamentary inquiry by HUMAN FERTILISATION AND UK based Christian ‘lawfare’ project Emeritus Professor of Neonatal LORD TEBBIT OF CHINGFORD anti-abortion lobby Paediatrics UCLH & CMF member EMBRYOLOGY ACT (2008) Conservative Peer Ban or Restrict abortion on grounds of CORAL RIDGE MINISTRIES LAWYERS’ CHRISTIAN DR PETER SAUNDERS LORD CAREY OF CLIFTON disabilty (unsuccessful) Former Archbishop of Canterbury FELLOWSHIP (LCF) Christian Medical Fellowship CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE SEX EDUCATION (REQUIRED Right-wing Think Tank founded by PAUL WOOLEY Iain Duncan Smith CONTENT) BILL (2011) JESSE COUGLE ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM ANDREA MINICHIELLO WILLIAMS Former CCF Executive Director Mandatory promotion of ‘benets of co-author of anti-abortion papers formerly ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND Policy ocer at LCF to 2008) & abstinence’ in SRE (unsuccessful) with Reardon and Coleman. US-based Christian ‘lawfare’ organisation founder of CC-FON/CLC TIM MONTGOMERIE CIVITAS Founder of CCF & Con Home set-up as counterpart to ACLU Right-wing Think Tank CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACTION RESEARCH NOLA LEACH HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE AND EDUCATION (CARE) Head of CARE ACT (2012) PHILLIPA STROUD INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Ban abortion service providers from Co-founder MIP, CSJ, SpAD to IDS Right Wing Think Tank providing pre-abortion counselling and DAVID S REARDON CARE CONFIDENTIAL 20 WEEKS CAMPAIGN transfer clinical guidelines from RCOG Founder of Elliot Institute, author of Network of Christian run ‘Crisis Anti-abortion Campaign fronted by NICK WOOD to NICE (unsuccessful) TAXPAYERS’ ALLIANCE several anti-abortion studies until Pregnancy Centres’ Nadine Dorries MP seeking reduction Co-founder MIP, Press Ocer IDS, No.2 to Amanda Platell in Hague Press Oce Right Wing Lobby Group exposed as claiming PhD from non- in upper limit to 20 weeks MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) accredited ‘university’. ELLIOT INSTITUTE STUDENT LIFENET THEOS AMANDA PLATELL BILL (2012) Anti-abortion ‘organisation’ set up and Press Ocer to William Hague, Daily Religious/Theological Think Tank run by David Reardon - is a real Opposed legalisation of same sex Mail Columnist 2020 HEALTH marriage. organisation only in same sense that ‘Independent’ Health Think Tank - riddled PRISCILLA COLEMAN Reardon has a real PhD in Bioethics EVALUATE IAIN DUNCAN SMITH with private sector interests GENDER RECOGNITION ACT (2004) Professor of Human Development and Former Leader of the Conservative Party, Christian SRE programme run by CARE & Opposed legal recognition of trans Family Studies at Bowling Green State Secretary of State for Work and Pensions CARECONFIDENTIAL identity, University. Caught inating results on MEDIA INTELLIGENCE PARTNERS abortion/mental health paper in 2012. INSTITUTE FOR PREGNANCY LOSS LIFE LOVEWISE RIGHT TO KNOW CAMPAIGN PR Company founded by ex-IDS Anti-abortion organisation set up Christian SRE group, promote abstinence Anti-abortion Campaign fronted by staers CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS ACT (2005) by Vincent Rue and Catherine Coyle only sex education. Nadine Dorries seeking to ban provision Opposed creation of civil partnerships. of pre-abortion counselling by VINCENT RUE CHALLENGE TEAM UK independent sector abortion service Inventor of ‘Post-Abortion Syndrome’ & Promotes abstinence-based SRE DENNIS O’KEEFE providers (e.g. BPAS & Marie Stopes Int) SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS co-author of anti-abortion studies with IEA/TPA Reardon, Coleman and Coyle EDUCATION COUNCIL CENTER FOR BIOETHICAL REFORM GUILD OF CATHOLIC DOCTORS SILVER RING THING ROBERT WHELAN Umbrella organisation of religious UK branch of US abstinence pledge org. IEA Health & Welfare Unit conservative SRE providers, endorsed by UNITEDMichael Gove. BRENDA ALMOND CATHERINE COYLE COMMENT ON REPRODUCTIVE FAMILY EDUCATION TRUST Civitas/CSJ Family Law Review co-auther or anti-abortion studies with ETHICS (CORE) Conservative moral campaign group. CHRISTIAN PEOPLE’S ALLIANCE Rue Christian political party 40 DAYS FOR LIFE (USA) RIGHT TO LIFE TRUST JOSEPHINE QUINTAVALLE BLOCK PORN CAMPAIGN PLAYFOOT (a minor) v GOVERNING Anti abortion/euthanasia org. founder of CORE Campaign for network-level opt-in BODY OF MILLAIS SCHOOL (2007) online porn blocking Judicial review of school uniform code banning wearing of ‘purity rings’ JOEL BRIND SAFERMEDIA MIRANDA SUIT (unsuccessful) Professor of Biology & Endocrinology Trustee of Safermedia at Baruch College and leading promotor EWEIDA & others v UNITED of unproven ABC (abortion-breast cancer) KINGDOM (2013) ECHR 37 hypothesis REAL CHOICE PREMIER CHRISTIAN MEDIA ABORT 67 Four related cases alleging religious TRUST ‘Prayer Vigil’ campaign harassing discrimination in employment. One women outside abortion clinics successful (Eweida), rest rejected. CENTRE FOR BIOETHICAL A, B & C v IRELAND (2010) WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE REFORM (UK) ECHR 2032 US Conservative Think Tank, opposes KINGDOM ECHR challenge to legality of Irish abortion law (partial success) abortion, same-sex marriage and stem 40 DAYS FOR LIFE (UK) MAPPING THE UK RELIGIOUS RIGHT cell research Run ‘prayer vigils’ harassing women outside abortion clinics © MINISTRY OF TRUTH 2013 - Based on research by Unity, Tim Ireland, Richard Bartholomew, Education for Choice, Sourcewatch and Powerbase.
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